videos to vote to

A whole bunch of videos landed in my mailbox this weekend related to Tuesday's historic election. There's more at stake than I can really fathom, and honestly, it actually scares the crap out of me. Anyway, here are some videos to check out:



A short message from Konrad Ng, brother-in-law to Barack Obama, with a reminder to get out and vote for change on November 4. He's married to Obama's younger sister Maya Soetoro-Ng, and he's been a fairly visible Asian (Canadian) face during the campaign. Go Konrad.



Eric Byler sends me this inspirational music video, "Changes," a celebration of Asian American volunteer efforts in the Obama campaign. This is the final push! You can make a difference by getting the word out, making some phone calls and getting your friends and family to vote.



For those of you in California, this anti-Proposition 8 ad, narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, calls on voters to reject discrimination: Discrimination. The ad recalls some of American history's most egregious discriminatory policies, including anti-miscegenation laws and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. The only thing that could've made this ad cooler is if Sam Jackson had ended it with "Vote NO on muthaf---in' Prop 8. It's unfair and muthaf---in' wrong."



This video comes from Young Leading Women (YLW), a group of teenage girls that gets together once a week to get "empowered." They were one of six recipients of OCAPICA's Innovative APIA Youth Grant, and decided to create this PSA: WHY DO YOU VOTE?. While maybe not as polished as some of the messages out there, it's very cool to see young women—many of whom aren't old enough to vote themselves—trying to mobilize their community to vote.



And finally, this slick video is about my generation, the largest generation in American history, the Millenials, calling for social and political change in America and around the world: Generation WE : The Movement Begins... The fact of the matter is, we've inherited a crazy-ass crapload of the world's problems, and we're aching for sweeping change. It's an inspirational video, with numerous Asians representing among the many.